Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Pérez
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Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Pérez (born 1974) is the president of the Korean Friendship Association (KFA) and has been an advocate of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) since 1990. He is currently an honorary Special Delegate of the DPRK's Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, and his activities are occasionally mentioned in bulletins from the Korean Central News Agency. His Korean name, Zo Sun-il ("Korea is One"), is officially recognized by North Korea. He has lived in Tarragona and Barcelona, in the region of Catalonia, Spain, working as IT consultant, and in Lisbon, Portugal
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[edit] North Korean positions and awards
According to the KFA[1], Cao has received several North Korean awards including the International Friendship Order from the DPRK's Supreme People's Assembly, diplomas from the Central Committee of Radio and Television of the DPRK and the Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, and a personal gift from Kim Jong Il [2].
[edit] Official activities in North Korea
Cao founded the Korean Friendship Association in the year 2000, setting up the first officially approved DPRK website ([3]). It includes a media section and a web-shop where badges, CDs of North Korean music and other items can be bought on-line.
Cao travels regularly to Pyongyang, organizing international delegations for the foreign press, cultural exchanges and business meetings, which entail working with DPRK officials in many ministries in both cultural and diplomatic affairs. He has written numerous articles on matters relating to the political situation in the Korean Peninsula, as well as giving interviews for television, newspapers, radio and internet press. As one of the few foreigners to devoutly follow the DPRK party line, he continues to be greatly involved with the Korean Friendship Association as well as with North Korean international relations, and the reunification of the Korean peninsula.
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[edit] External links
- Official Blog Official Blog of Alejandro Cao de Benos (only available in Spanish)
- Video: I Will Be A Soldier of Marshal Kim Jong-il at Google Video: a profile of Alejandro Cao de Benos broadcast on Korean Central Television.
- People's Korea An interview with Alejandro Cao de Benos in People's Korea, August 28, 2004
- North Korean Website A National Public Radio interview with Mr. Cao de Benos, Weekend Edition - Saturday, January 4 2003Lead
- Joongang Daily (PDF format) An interview of Mr. Cao de Benos in a South Korean newspaper, April 14, 2005
- North Korea Zone An unofficial account of a KFA trip, in which Alejandro Cao de Benos features prominently
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| NAME | Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Perez |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jo Seon-il, Cho Son-il, 조선일 |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Leader of the Korea Friendship Association |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1974 |
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